Black Hole Fed by Cold Intergalactic Deluge
Friday, June 10, 2016 - 12:01
in Astronomy & Space
The new ALMA observation is the first direct evidence that cold dense clouds can coalesce out of hot intergalactic gas and plunge into the heart of a galaxy to feed its central supermassive black hole. It also reshapes astronomers' views on how supermassive black holes feed, in a process known as accretion.